Last
Wednesday and Thursday the tasting team from Spain’s most influential wine
guide, Guía Peñín, were at the Consejo in Jerez to taste some 200 wines for the
2016 edition. The tasters always start their season in Jerez, perhaps as an
aperitif. Peñín director, Carlos González,
who is a self-confessed Sherry fan had this to say: “The guide has never in its 26 year history awarded 100 points, but If
any Spanish wine merits 100 points, it is Sherry”.
The team’s
short visit to Jerez was enough to create a “very good impression” and they
commented that Sherry adds dignity to the entire range of wines produced in
Spain. They attributed the decline in sales to changes in fashion, and ignorance
of such a special and very old drink which many don’t dare to approach. “Many
think that Sherry is for connoisseurs but there are styles to suit everyone,
and if someone wants to drink it as a cocktail or with a mixer that’s fine - so
long as they drink it”.
 |
| The tasters at work at the Consejo (foto diario jerez) |
This year’s
tasting looked at not only the classics, but also new releases and special
releases, “in particular Manzanilla pasada and Fino en rama which is now an
established thing. We tasted what was recommended and I am certain that the
Consejo is giving it its all, although later on it is up to the marketing people to transmit the goodness, quality and complexity
of Sherry, which has never really been out of fashion”.
No comments:
Post a Comment